NURS 251 Module # 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
A bpatient brecently bstarted btaking ba bnew bmedication; bhe bmentions bto bhis bdoctor bat
bhis bnext bappointment bthat bhe bhas bnoticed bhis bmouth bis bextremely bdry bsince
bstarting bthe bmedication bto bthe bpoint bwhere bhe bis bnot bable bto beat. bHe bhas btried
bmanaging bit bwith blozenges band bincreased bliquids band bnothing bseems bto bwork.
bWhat bdrug beffect bbest bdescribes bthe bdry bmouth bthis bpatient bis bexperiencing? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔adverse beffect
TRUE/FALSE: bDiscontinuing bdrug btherapy bis balways bthe bbest bcourse bof baction
bwhenever ba bpatient bexperiences ba bharmful b- bcorrect banswers✔✔false
TRUE/FALSE: bThe bsite bwithin ba bcell bthat bthe bdrug bbinds bto bin border bto bexert bits
btherapeutic beffect bis bknown bas: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔True
TRUE/FALSE: bWhen ba bdrug bbinds bto ba bcell bexerting bits beffect bleading bto ba
bdecrease bin bthat bcell's bphysiologic bresponse bthat bdrug bis bacting bas ban bagonist. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔FALSE
Matching bthe bfollowing:
1.Duration bof bAction b- bLength bof btime bthe bdrug bproduces bits beffect b
2.Onset bof bAction b- bTime bfrom badministration bto bfirst beffect
b3.Therapeutic bRange b- bDrug bconcentration bis babove bMEC band bbelow bMTC b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔1.Duration bof bAction b- bLength bof btime bthe bdrug bproduces bits
beffect b
2. bOnset bof bAction b- bTime bfrom badministration bto bfirst beffect b3.Therapeutic bRange
b- bDrug bconcentration bis babove bMEC band bbelow bMTC
TRUE/FALSE: bAll bdrugs bhave bboth ba btrade bname band ba bgeneric bname b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: bThere bcan bbe bmultiple bgeneric bnames bfor bthe bsame bchemical
bcompound. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔FALSE
Select bthe bdosage bform bthat bis bbest bdescribed bas ba bflattened btablet bthat
bdissolves bin bthe bmouth:
Tablet b
, Capsule b
Troche b
Suppository b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Troche
TRUE/FALSE: bTablets bthat bare bcoated bwith ban bacid-resistant bsubstance bto bprevent
bdissolution bin bthe bstomach bare bcalled bdelayed brelease. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
TRUE/FALSE: bSuppositories bare bdesigned bto bmelt bat bbody btemperature. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔TRUE
The btwo bmost bcommon broutes bof badministration bare boral band bparenteral. bWhich
bof bthe bfollowing bis ba btrue bstatement? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔In bgeneral, bthe bonset
bof baction bwith bparenterally badministered bdrugs bis bfairly bimmediate.
The bstudy bof bhow bvarious bdosage bforms binfluence bthe bway bin bwhich bdrugs baffect
bthe bbody bdescribe bthe bterm__ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔pharmaceutics
TRUE/FALSE: bPharmacokinetics bcan balso bbe bthought bof bas bwhat bthe bbody bdoes
bto ba bdrug. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔TRUE
How bmany bcomponents bmake bup bthe bpharmacokinetic bphase bof bdrug bactivity?
List bthe bfour bcomponents bof bthe bpharmacokinetic bphase bof bdrug bactivity. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔4
absorption, bdistribution, bmetabolism, bexcretion
True/False: bMetabolism bis bbest bdefined bas bthe bamount bof bdrug bthat bis babsorbed
binto bthe bbody.
What bterm bbest bdescribes bthe bamount bof bdrug bthat bis babsorbed binto bthe bbody? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔False b
Bioavailability
Name bthe bprimary bfactor bthat baffects bhow bmuch bdrug bis babsorbed binto bthe
bbloodstream.
The bprimary bfactor bthat baffects bdrug babsorption bis: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Route bof
badministration
What bis bthe bname bof bthe bdosage bform bthat bmakes bdrug bacid bresistant bto bprevent
bdissolution bin bthe bstomach? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Enteric bcoating
Examples bof bparenteral broutes bof badministration binclude beach bof bthe bfollowing
bEXCEPT: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Oral
Correct Answers
A bpatient brecently bstarted btaking ba bnew bmedication; bhe bmentions bto bhis bdoctor bat
bhis bnext bappointment bthat bhe bhas bnoticed bhis bmouth bis bextremely bdry bsince
bstarting bthe bmedication bto bthe bpoint bwhere bhe bis bnot bable bto beat. bHe bhas btried
bmanaging bit bwith blozenges band bincreased bliquids band bnothing bseems bto bwork.
bWhat bdrug beffect bbest bdescribes bthe bdry bmouth bthis bpatient bis bexperiencing? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔adverse beffect
TRUE/FALSE: bDiscontinuing bdrug btherapy bis balways bthe bbest bcourse bof baction
bwhenever ba bpatient bexperiences ba bharmful b- bcorrect banswers✔✔false
TRUE/FALSE: bThe bsite bwithin ba bcell bthat bthe bdrug bbinds bto bin border bto bexert bits
btherapeutic beffect bis bknown bas: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔True
TRUE/FALSE: bWhen ba bdrug bbinds bto ba bcell bexerting bits beffect bleading bto ba
bdecrease bin bthat bcell's bphysiologic bresponse bthat bdrug bis bacting bas ban bagonist. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔FALSE
Matching bthe bfollowing:
1.Duration bof bAction b- bLength bof btime bthe bdrug bproduces bits beffect b
2.Onset bof bAction b- bTime bfrom badministration bto bfirst beffect
b3.Therapeutic bRange b- bDrug bconcentration bis babove bMEC band bbelow bMTC b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔1.Duration bof bAction b- bLength bof btime bthe bdrug bproduces bits
beffect b
2. bOnset bof bAction b- bTime bfrom badministration bto bfirst beffect b3.Therapeutic bRange
b- bDrug bconcentration bis babove bMEC band bbelow bMTC
TRUE/FALSE: bAll bdrugs bhave bboth ba btrade bname band ba bgeneric bname b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: bThere bcan bbe bmultiple bgeneric bnames bfor bthe bsame bchemical
bcompound. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔FALSE
Select bthe bdosage bform bthat bis bbest bdescribed bas ba bflattened btablet bthat
bdissolves bin bthe bmouth:
Tablet b
, Capsule b
Troche b
Suppository b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Troche
TRUE/FALSE: bTablets bthat bare bcoated bwith ban bacid-resistant bsubstance bto bprevent
bdissolution bin bthe bstomach bare bcalled bdelayed brelease. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
TRUE/FALSE: bSuppositories bare bdesigned bto bmelt bat bbody btemperature. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔TRUE
The btwo bmost bcommon broutes bof badministration bare boral band bparenteral. bWhich
bof bthe bfollowing bis ba btrue bstatement? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔In bgeneral, bthe bonset
bof baction bwith bparenterally badministered bdrugs bis bfairly bimmediate.
The bstudy bof bhow bvarious bdosage bforms binfluence bthe bway bin bwhich bdrugs baffect
bthe bbody bdescribe bthe bterm__ b- bcorrect banswers✔✔pharmaceutics
TRUE/FALSE: bPharmacokinetics bcan balso bbe bthought bof bas bwhat bthe bbody bdoes
bto ba bdrug. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔TRUE
How bmany bcomponents bmake bup bthe bpharmacokinetic bphase bof bdrug bactivity?
List bthe bfour bcomponents bof bthe bpharmacokinetic bphase bof bdrug bactivity. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔4
absorption, bdistribution, bmetabolism, bexcretion
True/False: bMetabolism bis bbest bdefined bas bthe bamount bof bdrug bthat bis babsorbed
binto bthe bbody.
What bterm bbest bdescribes bthe bamount bof bdrug bthat bis babsorbed binto bthe bbody? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔False b
Bioavailability
Name bthe bprimary bfactor bthat baffects bhow bmuch bdrug bis babsorbed binto bthe
bbloodstream.
The bprimary bfactor bthat baffects bdrug babsorption bis: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Route bof
badministration
What bis bthe bname bof bthe bdosage bform bthat bmakes bdrug bacid bresistant bto bprevent
bdissolution bin bthe bstomach? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Enteric bcoating
Examples bof bparenteral broutes bof badministration binclude beach bof bthe bfollowing
bEXCEPT: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Oral
